Rangers send Korpikoski to Coyotes for Lisin in swap of wingers

Lauri Korpikoski, of Finland, puts on his jersey after being drafted 19th by the New York Rangers during NHL draft in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday June 26, 2004.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody)

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The New York Rangers have traded Finnish left-winger Lauri Korpikoski to the Phoenix Coyotes for Russian right-winger Enver Lisin.

The deal was announced Monday in Glendale, where the Coyotes are being funded by the NHL while a U.S. Bankruptcy Court determines who will own the team.

Korpikoski, 22, played in 68 games as a rookie for the Rangers last season and had six goals and eight assists. He added two assists in New York's seven-game loss to Washington in the first round of the playoffs.

Korpikoski was New York's first-round draft pick in 2004, the 19th choice overall.

Lisin, 23, was a third-round pick of the Coyotes in 2004. He had 13 goals and eight assists in 48 games with Phoenix last season.